Trump’s justice department reportedly racing to redact documents ahead of deadline to release Epstein files – as it happened

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• What we know so far about the Epstein files

Democratic lawmakers will release more photographs from evidence gathered from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein if the Department of Justice fails to meet the Friday deadline to disclose investigative documents, Congressman Robert Garcia told CNN yesterday.

Speaking to Erin Burnett, Garcia said a petition to the federal court by Ghislaine Maxwell - Epstein's convicted accomplice - to have her conviction on sex trafficking charges thrown out and to obtain a pardon do not trigger an exemption to the law Congress passed mandating a release of documents by the DoJ.